NC DHHS COVID-19 By the Numbers August 15, 2020

North Carolina -- NC Department of Health and Human Services: Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends. This dashboard provides an overview on the metrics and capacities that the state is following.

On Aug. 12, 2020, NCDHHS announced corrections to the state’s daily and cumulative completed COVID-19 test counts after discovering a discrepancy in testing data that had been submitted by LabCorp. 

Last Updated Aug. 15, 2020 @ 12:30 pm

Total Deaths ..............................  2,343 (Up from 2,313 yesterday)

.......................................................................................................Deaths                                               

Lab Confirmed cases ..................143,706      

CompletedTests  ........................ 1,903,401

Current Hospitalized..................... 1,032 (91% reporting)

Nursing Homes.............................7,668........................................................965

Residential Care ............................2,585......................................................... 205

Correctional Facility ......................2,747............................................................38

Other ........................................874...................................................................8

Not Living/Working in/....................79,751...........................................................743

Congregate Setting 

Missing  .................................... 50,081..........................................................376

Interactive Site

https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard